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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1921
Page
2
President Warren G. Harding outlines a cautious path to international association, favoring counsel and a world court while avoiding entangling alliances. He calls for disarmament plans, fair trade, economic restoration, and national unity through service, economy, and constitutional democracy.
The practice, once tied to bridal departures, spread beyond weddings. Authorities disagree on its origin and meaning. It likely relates to property transfer and the view of women as property in early societies where the custom began.
New York galleries last year showcased African doll makers. A striking tale describes a Nyassa region tribe where upon death a wood effigy of the deceased is prepared and placed in a tent. Thousands of such effigies are kept, said to embody the spirits of the dead to ward off feuds beyond life. Only medicine men may approach the sacred tent.
A windfall meant an unexpected legacy of money viewed as luck from above. The saying arose when English peasants could not fell timber on royal estates. only downed trees were spared for the navy. Thus a strong wind could be a veritable Godsend.
A compact quote attribution to George Long on true greatness. It frames greatness as the conscience of an honest life, rooted in a just self view and a steady obedience to a rightly shown rule. The sentence highlights personal integrity and disciplined conduct as measurements of worth.
Washington March 1 final agreement reached between senate and house on a modification of the senate amendment. It grants an extension of time for payment of grazing fees for the use of national forest range during 1921. The article notes the agreement avoids immediate payment deadlines and outlines adjustments to the prior amendment.
The senate plan allows deferral of two payments until September 1 without interest, with penalties for unpaid fees. The house backs the senate amendment to distribute 1918 wool clip proceeds among wool handlers earning excess profits under war regulations. The house also approves Senator Dorgh's amendment to grant $8000 for new buildings at the sheep experiment station near Dubois Idaho.
A brief, satirical remark questions fear of another war. It suggests those who endured hardship can now pursue wealth, implying resilience as a path to prosperity. The speaker hints at opportunity rising after conflict, with a lilt of irony about impending riches.
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